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CVE-2026-73621

CVE-2026-73621 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.3 MEDIUM

Reported by VulnCheck · Published August 13, 2026

GitPython before 3.1.56 contains an argument injection vulnerability in the Commit.count() method, which forwards keyword arguments to 'git rev-list' without the check_unsafe_options guard present in the sibling iter_items method. An attacker who can control options passed to Commit.count (e.g., via an application that forwards a user-supplied options dict) can supply output=<path>, causing 'git rev-list --output=<path>' to open and truncate the target file to zero bytes before revision parsing. This allows destruction/blanking of an arbitrary file at the process's privilege level (no content control, 0-byte truncation).

Risk Scores

CVSS 4.0
5.3
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
gitpython-developersGitPython0, 3.1.56
gitpython_projectgitpython0, 0
gitpython-developersGitPython0, 3.1.56, 0

Timeline

  • Aug 13, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
  • Aug 13, 2026 CVE Published
  • Aug 20, 2026 Security Advisory
  • Aug 24, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Sep 3, 2026 CVE Updated
  • Sep 4, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Sep 12, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Sep 17, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Sep 18, 2026 EPSS Score
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